Jörg Kirbs

Jörg Kirbs (2014)

Jörg Kirbs (born May 26, 1957 in Oschersleben ) is a German engineer and professor for technical mechanics / strength theory and FEM applications. Since 2012 he has been the rector of the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences .

Life

Jörg Kirbs was born in Oschersleben, where he attended a Polytechnic High School (POS) from 1963 to 1971 and then the Extended High School (EOS) for two years . Then in 1973 he moved to a special class for mathematics and physics at the Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg , where he passed his Abitur in 1975 .

After completing his military service, he began studying mechanical engineering at the Otto von Guericke Technical University in Magdeburg in 1978 . Kirbs graduated in 1983 as a graduate engineer (Dipl.-Ing.) For mechanical engineering in the field of technical mechanics .

His promotion to Doctor of Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) He received in 1989 at the Technical University of Magdeburg .

In 1992 Kirbs was appointed professor for technical mechanics / strength theory and FEM application (FEM = finite element method) in Merseburg . Since March 1, 1993 he has been a professor at the University of Applied Sciences in Merseburg.

In 1994 he was elected Vice Dean of the Mechanical Engineering Department.

In 1996 he was temporarily appointed Vice Rector for Research and Technology Transfer because of the serious illness of the incumbent at the time. From 1997 to 2012 Kirbs was elected Vice-Rector for Research and Technology Transfer (later renamed as Vice-Rector for Research, Knowledge Transfer and Business Start-ups ).

Investiture on April 12, 2012: Rector Jörg Kirbs (left) takes over the chain of office from the outgoing Rector Heinz Zwanziger

Kirbs has been rector of the Merseburg University of Applied Sciences since April 2012, succeeding Heinz Zwanziger . At the end of his first term, Kirbs was re-elected for a second term. During his tenure, the university was profiled, with the previous four departments

Computer science and communication systems
Engineering and natural sciences
Social work. Media. Culture
Economics

were redesigned into three new departments:

Memberships (selection)

Board of Trustees for Qualification Funding Chemistry GmbH

Board of Trustees of the Herzog August Foundation Weissenfels

Board of Trustees of the Hohenmölsen Cultural Foundation

Saline ambassador (Saline as an extracurricular learning location for the MINT area)

MINT ambassador network of the Federal Republic of Germany

WG Economy and Location Development of the European Metropolitan Region (EMMD)

Regional Forum Central Germany.

Publications (selection)

Dynamic analysis of sector-symmetric structures using the finite element method. Magdeburg, Technical University Otto von Guericke, Dissertation A, 1989.

Introduction to statics and spatial force systems. 3. Edition. Agency for scientific further education and knowledge transfer at the FH, Brandenburg an der Havel 2008, ISBN 978-3-86946-045-1 .

Preface. In: R. Angelstein, J. Bischoff, K. Köhler-Terz (eds.): The image of the University of Merseburg in public - a survey of the students of the University of Merseburg and the citizens of Merseburg. Author: A. Turuntas, M. Greiß, X. Li. Hochschulverlag, Merseburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-942703-21-5 .

Preface. In: René Angelstein: University Chancellor out of Passion - Festschrift for Dr. Bernd Janson. Contributors: Ch. Siegel, J. Bischoff. Hochschulverlag, Merseburg 2014, ISBN 978-3-942703-33-8 .

Foreword. In: René Angelstein (ed.): A media scientist's sphere of activity - a commemorative publication for Professor Dr. Johann Bischoff. Authors: F. Baumann, K. Köhler-Terz, B. Brandi. Hochschulverlag, Merseburg 2016, ISBN 978-3-942703-56-7 .

Web links

Website of the University of Merseburg

Individual evidence

↑ To use the finite element method (FEM).

personal data
SURNAME	Kirbs, Jörg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German engineer and professor for technical mechanics
DATE OF BIRTH	May 26, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	Oschersleben

[1] To use the finite element method (FEM).